As a step toward business ownership, opening a franchise is an integral part of America’s reputation as the land of opportunity. Franchises are an even more integral of the US economy with one-third of US GDP flowing through franchises. But is it such a great deal? Find out how franchising works and why the promises of franchise success -independence and wealth- may be more myth than reality.
Ten-Step Program: Liz Krueger Wants To Revolutionize The State Legislature
Liz Krueger State Senator (D-26th District-East Side of Manhattan)
Open Phones
In your twenties or thirties? Speak up!
Psst...Here's the Scoop: Insider Trading
John Coffee Securities Professor at columbia Law School
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Peter Birkeland Author, Franchising Dreams:The Lure of Entrepreneurship in America (Chicago University Press, 2002)
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President George Bush's Speech On Corporate Responsibility and An Analysis Of Bush's Speech Gary B. Smith Writer of The Street.com's "The Chartman's Top Stocks"
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